Because they were on the Moon in the daytime, which probably meant twice as bright as bright desert sunlight. Their eyes and cameras could not see the bright lunar surface, the gear, and each other, and still pick up faint things like stars. In real life, unlike on Star Trek, you can't be in a brightly lit area and still see stars. The Apollo 16 mission took along a special photographic device, shielded from the bright lunar environment, and it took nearly 200 pictures of the stars and Earth. Furthermore, it took the pictures in frequencies of light Earth astronomers can't use, as the atmosphere won't pass them down to the telescopes on the ground. So no hoaxer would have been able to tell how these pictures should look. Years later, as various countries put up space telescopes that were impossible before, they compared the Apollo pictures to the new images. And of course, the Apollo pics were proven true and valid. See the links below, they are a great way of learning what really happened.
The cameras used during the moon landing were set for daylight exposure to capture the bright lunar landscape, making the stars too dim to be captured in the photographs. Additionally, the lunar module's bright lighting and the lunar surface itself also hindered the visibility of stars in the photos.
The cameras were set up to take picture of bright white objects in direct sunlight, they were not set up to take pictures of dim stars in black space. Stars require a longer shutter speed and larger aperature than bright white sunlit objects.
Some people believe that the 1969 moon landing was a hoax orchestrated by the U.S. government, claiming it was staged to win the Space Race against the Soviet Union. They argue that discrepancies in photos, videos, and the lack of stars in the lunar sky suggest manipulation. Conspiracy theorists often cite the absence of additional human missions to the moon as further evidence of a cover-up. However, these claims are widely debunked by experts and supported by extensive scientific evidence confirming the authenticity of the moon landing.
Well, it's kind of like taking a picture of a completely dark room with a single bright light shining. The sunlight is so bright on the Moon's surface that it overwhelms the dim light of the stars. So don't worry, those stars are still shining bright up in the night sky, they're just shy on camera in that bright lunar spotlight.
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Most regular cameras will not pick up stars when you take a photograph. It takes more specialised cameras that are capable of taking in a lot more light and often doing long exposures to get good photographs of stars. The cameras used to take photos of the astronauts in space are more basic types of cameras, so they don't show stars.
the stars but not close
Stars are fairly weak; special photography is needed to make them visible.
Fainter stars may not be as easily visible as the moon is near its full phase.
7 stars and a helicopter landing pad
Cavalcade of Stars - 1949 Vacation at Fred's Landing 3-40 was released on: USA: 30 May 1952
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